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HUFSTETLER, Sanford David - Date of
birth
12 April 1926 -
Age
18 - Place of
birth
Bartow County, Georgia -
Hometown
Cassville, Bartow County, Georgia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
44036601 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
319th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
16 March 1945 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 6 | 44 |
Immediate family
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Members
Tom E. Hufstetler (father)
Pearl Hufstetler (mother)
Alton Hufstetler (brother)
Alonzo Hufstetler (brother)
Mary L. Hufstetler (sister)
Warren Hufstetler (brother)
Jack Hufstetler (brother)
Sarah Hufstetler (sister)
More information
Pvt Sanford D. Hufstetler attended high school for one year and worked on the family farm before he enlisted at Fort McPherson, Atlanta Georgia on 5 September 1944.He was severely wounded in action by small arms fire in the abdomen on 15 March 1945. The exact location to where he was evacuated en where he died, is not known.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / US WW2 Hospital Admission Cards, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - LuxAmCem